Benefits of Certification
The Joint Commission’s commitment to this certification ensures your program meets clinical performance standards for targeted metrics as well as other compliance standards. Disease-specific certification helps you:
Reduce unwanted variations in care and improve the patient experience
Improve efficiencies and outcomes at a potential lower cost
Align communication and collaboration among all disciplines
Position your service line to effectively face new challenges
Promote a culture of excellence to boost retention and recruitment of talent
Your certification experience is supported by experts who will help you before, during and after your review. Listen to a quick video by Joint Commission staff to learn the key takeaways in going through your first Joint Commission certification review.
Available Certifications
Review our wide variety of available certifications.
Cardiovascular
Basic Programs
Acute myocardial infarction
Chest pain
Heart failure
Advanced Programs
Comprehensive Cardiac Center
Comprehensive Heart Attack Center
Advanced Heart Failure
Acute Heart Attack Ready
Primary Heart Attack Center
Ventricular Assist Device
Endocrine
Advanced Inpatient Diabetes
Gastrointestinal
Bariatric surgery
General Medicine
Sepsis
Hematology/Oncology
Brain tumor
Lung cancer
Neonatal/Perinatal
Advanced Programs
Perinatal Care
Neurological
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Thrombectomy-capable Stroke Center
Primary Stroke Center
Acute Stroke Ready Hospital
Orthopedic
Basic Programs
Hip fracture
Joint replacement – hip
Joint replacement – knee
Joint replacement – shoulder
Spinal fusion
Spine surgery
Advanced Programs
Spine Surgery
Total hip and total knee replacement
Pediatric
Pediatric asthma
Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation
Amputee rehabilitation
Brain injury rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation
Hip fracture rehabilitation
Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation
Pulmonary
Basic Programs
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Integrated Care
Pneumonia
Respiratory failure
Advanced Programs
Lung volume reduction surgery
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Renal
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Wound Care